Tmesiphantes hypogeus sp. nov. (Araneae, Theraphosidae), the first troglobitic tarantula from Brazil

Bertani, R., Bichuette, M. E. & Pedroso, D. R. (2013). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 85: 235-243.

Original paper

Authors

Rogério Bertani Rogério Bertani Maria Elina Bichuette Denis R Pedroso

Abstract

A new species of Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892, is described from sandstone/quartizitic caves of Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil. This is the fifth species of the genus and the first record of a troglobitic mygalomorph in Brazil. A key is presented for all Tmesiphantes species.

Species (1)

Tmesiphantes hypogeus